f61700 cc22422	Essex v Middlesex
	LV= Insurance County Championship 2023 (Division 1)
Venue	The Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford on 4th, 5th, 6th September 2023 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Essex won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Essex won by 297 runs
Points	Essex 21 (Batting 2, Bowling 3); Middlesex 3 (Bowling 3)
Umpires	ID Blackwell, RJ Warren
Referee	JJ Swift
Scorers	AE Choat (Essex), ND Smith (Middlesex)
Close of play day 1	Essex (1) 303/9 (SJ Cook 19*, Porter 9*; 96 overs)
Close of play day 2	Essex (2) 104/1 (AN Cook 44*, Westley 17*; 37 overs)

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Essex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
NLJ Browne	c Robson b de Caires	59	108	132	9	-	80
AN Cook	lbw b de Caires	58	127	143	9	-	98
*T Westley	b de Caires	19	27	26	4	-	21
DW Lawrence	c Simpson b Bamber	13	18	29	2	-	13
MJJ Critchley	lbw b Roland-Jones	36	85	116	6	-	68
PI Walter	b de Caires	2	15	24	-	-	13
+AM Rossington	c Hollman b de Caires	37	62	70	6	-	45
SR Harmer	c Roland-Jones b de Caires	16	50	65	2	-	42
UT Yadav	c Stoneman b de Caires	18	16	20	2	1	10
SJ Cook	c Higgins b de Caires	19	40	75	2	-	28
JA Porter	not out	10	45	35	1	-	39
Extras	(4 b, 7 lb, 6 nb)	17
Total	(all out, 382 minutes, 98.2 overs)	304
Fall of wickets:
1-122 (Browne, 38.2 ov), 2-135 (AN Cook, 40.6 ov), 3-148 (Westley, 44.5 ov), 4-162 (Lawrence, 47.6 ov), 5-169 (Walter, 54.4 ov), 6-235 (Rossington, 72.4 ov), 7-235 (Critchley, 73.3 ov), 8-260 (Yadav, 78.5 ov), 9-279 (Harmer, 88.2 ov), 10-304 (SJ Cook, 98.2 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Bamber	18	4	51	1	-	-	85	9	-
Roland-Jones	19	5	58	1	-	-	90	10	-
de Caires	39.2	8	106	8	-	-	179	12	1
Higgins	14	5	39	0	-	2	71	7	-
Hollman	6	0	27	0	-	1	23	3	-
Robson	2	0	12	0	-	-	6	2	-

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Middlesex first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
MD Stoneman	c Walter b Porter	8	13	8	1	-	9
SD Robson	b Porter	10	15	30	2	-	11
JB Cracknell	c Harmer b Porter	0	4	2	-	-	4
JLB Davies	lbw b SJ Cook	5	12	20	1	-	10
MDE Holden	c and b Porter	30	76	93	4	-	62
+JA Simpson	lbw b Porter	16	54	56	3	-	48
RF Higgins	b SJ Cook	44	55	77	7	-	33
LBK Hollman	lbw b SJ Cook	20	38	37	3	1	33
JM de Caires	not out	29	33	41	6	-	22
*TS Roland-Jones	c Critchley b Harmer	11	15	19	2	-	10
ER Bamber	lbw b Porter	0	10	12	-	-	10
Extras	(2 lb, 4 nb)	6
Total	(all out, 214 minutes, 53.5 overs)	179
Fall of wickets:
1-8 (Stoneman, 2.1 ov), 2-8 (Cracknell, 2.5 ov), 3-21 (Robson, 6.5 ov), 4-25 (Davies, 7.2 ov), 5-59 (Simpson, 23.5 ov), 6-100 (Holden, 33.1 ov), 7-138 (Hollman, 43.3 ov), 8-143 (Higgins, 45.2 ov), 9-168 (Roland-Jones, 50.4 ov), 10-179 (Bamber, 53.5 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	12.5	1	34	6	-	2	62	3	-
SJ Cook	10	1	43	3	-	-	44	9	-
Harmer	22	6	73	1	-	-	101	12	1
Yadav	9	2	27	0	-	-	43	5	-

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Essex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
NLJ Browne	c Simpson b Roland-Jones	35	78	78	5	-	60
AN Cook	c Simpson b Robson	84	178	243	9	-	128
*T Westley	lbw b Bamber	47	106	150	4	-	75
DW Lawrence	c Robson b de Caires	26	26	49	2	-	7
MJJ Critchley	st Simpson b Higgins	65	65	77	7	1	29
PI Walter	c Davies b de Caires	2	4	7	-	-	2
+AM Rossington	c Davies b Robson	12	14	17	1	-	7
SR Harmer	not out	20	14	18	2	1	6
UT Yadav	not out	5	2	4	1	-	0
SJ Cook	did not bat
JA Porter	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 19 lb, 2 nb)	23
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 338 minutes, 81 overs)	319
Fall of wickets:
1-64 (Browne, 20.6 ov), 2-178 (Westley, 58.3 ov), 3-182 (AN Cook, 61.1 ov), 4-239 (Lawrence, 71.3 ov), 5-249 (Walter, 73.2 ov), 6-283 (Rossington, 77.1 ov), 7-311 (Critchley, 80.2 ov)

Middlesex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Bamber	14	4	51	1	-	-	64	9	-
de Caires	27	4	84	2	-	-	105	7	-
Higgins	6	0	32	1	-	-	17	3	-
Roland-Jones	13	3	29	1	-	-	60	3	-
Hollman	16	2	66	0	-	-	56	6	1
Robson	5	0	36	2	-	1	12	3	1

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Middlesex second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
SD Robson	c Lawrence b Harmer	18	21	27	4	-	16
MD Stoneman	c Critchley b Yadav	6	47	72	-	-	43
JB Cracknell	lbw b Harmer	12	19	14	2	-	14
JLB Davies	c AN Cook b Yadav	1	10	12	-	-	9
MDE Holden	c Rossington b Yadav	12	23	29	1	-	18
+JA Simpson	lbw b Critchley	32	72	78	5	-	58
RF Higgins	b Critchley	21	96	123	1	-	80
LBK Hollman	c Browne b Harmer	15	17	16	3	-	12
JM de Caires	c Browne b Harmer	1	7	7	-	-	6
*TS Roland-Jones	c Rossington b Harmer	13	32	37	2	-	27
ER Bamber	not out	4	8	7	1	-	7
Extras	(8 b, 4 nb)	12
Total	(all out, 58.2 overs)	147
Fall of wickets:
1-24 (Robson, 6.2 ov), 2-36 (Cracknell, 10.4 ov), 3-41 (Davies, 13.5 ov), 4-42 (Stoneman, 17.4 ov), 5-55 (Holden, 21.5 ov), 6-97 (Simpson, 40.1 ov), 7-113 (Hollman, 44.3 ov), 8-115 (de Caires, 46.3 ov), 9-143 (Higgins, 55.4 ov), 10-147 (Roland-Jones, 58.2 ov)

Essex bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Porter	6	2	25	0	-	2	29	4	-
SJ Cook	9	3	22	0	-	-	43	3	-
Harmer	24.2	11	43	5	-	-	127	5	-
Yadav	12	2	32	3	-	-	55	4	-
Critchley	7	1	17	2	-	-	35	3	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
--> Day 1 Lunch: Essex (1) 117/0 (Browne 55*, AN Cook 55*; 35 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Essex (1) 205/5 (Critchley 27*, Rossington 18*; 64 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Middlesex (1) 74/5 (Holden 24*, Higgins 9*; 27 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Middlesex (1) 179 all out
--> Day 3 Lunch: Essex (2) 206/3 (Lawrence 13*, Critchley 12*; 66 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Middlesex (2) 42/4 (Holden 1*; 17.4 overs)
--> Essex first innings: 50 in 12.3 overs, 46 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 100 in 29.4 overs, 107 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 150 in 45.1 overs, 166 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 200 in 62.2 overs, 240 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 250 in 78.1 overs, 301 minutes
--> Essex first innings: 300 in 95.4 overs, 372 minutes
--> Middlesex first innings: 50 in 20.4 overs, 80 minutes
--> Middlesex first innings: 100 in 33 overs, 124 minutes
--> Middlesex first innings: 150 in 47 overs, 181 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 50 in 16 overs, 59 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 100 in 34.3 overs, 136 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 150 in 51.2 overs, 204 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 200 in 65 overs, 264 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 250 in 74 overs, 300 minutes
--> Essex second innings: 300 in 79.5 overs, 326 minutes
--> Middlesex second innings: 50 in 19.2 overs, 79 minutes
--> Middlesex second innings: 100 in 40.4 overs, 157 minutes
--> NLJ Browne (1) 50 in 90 balls, 115 minutes with 8 fours
--> NLJ Browne (1) passed 7500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 43
--> AN Cook (1) 50 in 89 balls, 95 minutes with 9 fours
--> AN Cook (1) passed 26500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 27
--> MJJ Critchley (1) passed 4500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 31
--> MDE Holden (1) passed 3500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 26
--> RF Higgins (1) passed 3500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 13
--> AN Cook (2) 50 in 112 balls, 170 minutes with 5 fours
--> T Westley (2) passed 10000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 31
--> DW Lawrence (2) passed 5000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 5
--> MJJ Critchley (2) 50 in 53 balls, 53 minutes with 6 fours and 1 six
--> JA Simpson (2) passed 9000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 13
--> JM de Caires achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed SJ Cook in the Essex first innings (previous best was 7-144)
--> JM de Caires achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches when he dismissed SJ Cook in the Essex first innings (previous best was 7-144)
--> JA Porter reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when he dismissed SD Robson, his 3rd wicket in the Middlesex first innings
--> JA Porter reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when he dismissed SD Robson, his 3rd wicket in the Middlesex first innings
--> UT Yadav reached 350 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed MDE Holden, his 3rd wicket in the Middlesex second innings
--> UT Yadav achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches when he dismissed MD Stoneman in the Middlesex second innings (previous best was 1-25)
--> SR Harmer reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when he dismissed JM de Caires, his 4th wicket in the Middlesex second innings
--> SR Harmer reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when he dismissed JM de Caires, his 4th wicket in the Middlesex second innings
--> NLJ Browne (30) and AN Cook (21) added 50 in 75 balls, 46 minutes for the Essex 1st wicket in the first innings
--> NLJ Browne (44) and AN Cook (50) added 100 in 179 balls, 107 minutes for the Essex 1st wicket in the first innings
--> MJJ Critchley (17) and AM Rossington (29) added 50 in 85 balls, 57 minutes for the Essex 6th wicket in the first innings
--> NLJ Browne (27) and AN Cook (23) added 50 in 96 balls, 59 minutes for the Essex 1st wicket in the second innings
--> AN Cook (24) and T Westley (22) added 50 in 130 balls, 86 minutes for the Essex 2nd wicket in the second innings
--> AN Cook (55) and T Westley (36) added 100 in 199 balls, 138 minutes for the Essex 2nd wicket in the second innings
--> DW Lawrence (23) and MJJ Critchley (28) added 50 in 49 balls, 31 minutes for the Essex 4th wicket in the second innings

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